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Overview
- Genre
- Anthropology, Lifestyle, Society, Human Interest, and Portrait
- Synopsis
Video Librarian: Recommended ***(3 stars)
Leaving home is what most of us do — eventually.
It's different for Renu. Will she fulfill her dreams of leaving her village home to become a teacher in the big city?Most of India's 1.2 billion people live in villages. This documentary is about one of these villages, 100 miles north of Delhi, with prime focus on Renu and her coming-of-age.
"Leaving Home" is about rural life, castes, marriage, weddings, family, motherhood, fatherhood—and change. And, as it develops, it is a film about women's rights
- Treatment
- Show treatment
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 72 minutes
Credits
- Robert Richter ... Producer, Director, Writer
- Nishu Varma ... Interpreter
- Michael Mahar ... Consultant
- Alan Jacobsen ... Cinematographer
- Jesse Epstein ... Cinematographer
- Amy Kessler ... Editor
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Richter Productions
- Country
- India
- Years of Production
- 2004-9
- Locations
- North India village
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2009
- Language
- English, Hindi3https://www.newday.com/film/leaving-home
- Subtitles
- English Subtitles
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